ST. LOUIS – Indiana State women's track and field has been picked to finish second this indoor season, while the Sycamore men have been picked to finish fourth by the coaches in the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Preseason Coaches Poll released Thursday.
The 2017 women's indoor runner-up, Illinois State, has been picked as the favorite to win the title over the ISU women by 8 points, while Southern Illinois has been pegged the favorite to claim the title on the men's side. The Salukis finished as the runner-up in 2017 behind Wichita State.
After finishing third a year ago, the Sycamore women are looking to challenge the Redbirds for the championship.